Entities That May Be Conducting Banking
Operations In the United States Without Authorization

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has advised us that the following entity may be conducting banking business in the United States without authorization:

Chase Trust Bank
2706 Wisconsin Avenue
Washington, DC

The OCC has not granted a national charter to this entity, and the District of Columbia has not granted permission for it to operate a banking business. This entity is not associated with Chase Manhattan Bank of New York or any of Chase Manhattan Bank of New York's subsidiaries or affiliates. Proposed transactions involving this entity should be viewed with extreme caution.

Information concerning this entity may be forwarded to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-6012, Washington, DC 20429. Information may also be transmitted electronically to alert@fdic.gov.